- clanging
- clanging clanging adj.
emitting a series of clangs, as of metal objects colliding.
Syn: clangorous. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Clanging — Clang Clang (kl[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanged} (kl[a^]ngd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clanging}.] [L. clangere; akin to Gr. kla zein to clash, scream; or perh. to E. clank.] To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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clanging — /klang ing/, n. a pattern of speech observed in some types of mental illness, as manic disorder, in which associations are based on punning or rhyming. [clang prob. < G Klang sound, taken as CLANG + ING1] * * * … Universalium
clanging — noun A noise that clangs … Wiktionary
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clanging — klæŋ n. ringing sound, sound of metal striking metal, clank v. ring, make a loud metallic sound, clank … English contemporary dictionary
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